$100.00
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Tour includes: 2 nights’ accommodations, 2 Breakfast Vouchers, 1 Dinner, Baggage Handling, all admissions and guide service as stated in the itinerary, including taxes and gratuity to step on guides.
Note: Gratuities for Wade Tours Driver and Escort are not included but welcome
12 in stock
12/4/2025 - Pickup - Wade Terminal – Schenectady, NY – 7:00AM
12/4/2025 - Pickup - Crossgates Commons - Petsmart – Albany, NY – 7:30AM
12/6/2025 - Drop off (Approx) - Latham Farms Sams Club – Latham, NY – 10:00PM
12/6/2025 - Drop off (Approx) - Wade Terminal – Schenectady, NY – 10:30PM
Day One, Thursday, December 4, 2025
Arrive into Washington, D.C. and visit the NEW Museum of the Bible. Tour this amazing new state-of-the-art facility and discover one of the World’s largest private collections of biblical objects and artifacts, which conveys the global impact and compelling history of the Bible in a unique and powerful way.
Next, check into the Gaylord National Resort for Christmas on the Potomac with sweeping views of the River. Enjoy the region’s most beautiful Christmas decorations with 1,000’s of twinkling lights and a 55-foot tall Starlight Christmas tree suspended over the indoor garden atrium, to Sights & Sounds of the Season Laser Show and Nightly Indoor Snowfall. Enjoy free time to shop Tanger Outlets, get an early jump on Christmas Shopping or visit MGM Resort and Casino. Ticket included to ICE! Marvel at Washington, D.C.’s iconic skyline from the Capital Wheel soaring 180 feet above the Potomac River in your climate-controlled gondola and marvel at truly breathtaking views (ticket included).
Dinner on own at any of the many restaurants located at the National Harbor!
Day Two, Friday, December 5, 2025
Enjoy breakfast voucher at your hotel before we depart with GUIDE for Mount Vernon Christmas, the estate of George Washington, America’s most visited historic house, overlooking the Potomac River. Mount Vernon is both George Washington’s home and final resting-place. This Southern Plantation details the life of the “Father of Our Country” while providing fascinating insights into Colonial times.
Enjoy free time for lunch and shopping on own in Old Town Alexandria. A beautifully preserved historic district on the Potomac River, a place George Washington called home. Old Town’s cobblestone streets and red brick sidewalks attracts everyone with some of the best restaurants and historic attractions.
Later this afternoon we regroup and visit Christ Church in Old Town Alexandria, a beautiful example of Georgian church architecture, dating from 1773. Silver plaques mark the pews of George Washington.
Arrive at the United States Botanic Garden, one of the oldest botanic gardens in North America. See the Poinsettias displayed for the season.
Enjoy a relaxing Dinner after a day of touring! Then, a Holiday Tradition at the Ford’s Theatre, A Christmas Carol…. Join the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future as they lead the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge on a journey of transformation and redemption. This music-infused production captures the magic and joy of Dickens’s Yuletide classic
Stop by Ellipse Park across from the White House. This is the site of nightly choral performances, a Nativity scene, a burning Yule log, the National Christmas Tree and a spectacular display of lighted Christmas trees representing each state and territory of the United States. Return to hotel for the evening. Meal: B, D.
Day Three, Saturday, December 6, 2025
Enjoy breakfast voucher and a leisurely morning at your hotel, enjoying the festivities and holiday cheer! Last minute shopping for those back home on your Christmas List at the National Harbor or Tanger Outlets.
Arrive at the United States Botanic Garden, one of the oldest botanic gardens in North America. See the Poinsettias displayed for the season.
Holiday cheer abounds at the U.S. Botanic Garden! Despite the cold winter outside, the Conservatory boasts a tropical paradise, one of the largest indoor decorated trees in Washington, D.C., and a showcase of poinsettia and their plant cousins. It wouldn’t be the winter holiday season without the fantasy train display in the East Gallery, which chugs along a track through imaginative structures created with plant materials. Many of the capital’s landmark buildings, all made from natural materials, will be on display. Come in from the cold and enjoy the sights, scents, and sounds of Season’s Greenings
Enjoy lunch on own before departing for home from this wonderful holiday journey! Meals: B
SEATING PREFERENCE: If yes, please let us know your preference in the boxes on the booking page with the specific seat, seat location and if you would like to sit near someone. Check out our seat assignment policy page for our seating chart. If no preference is made, your seat will be assigned by Wade Tours. Check out the seating chart to the left!!
We encourage you to book early to accommodate any special needs and to assure that members of your party will be seated together. We reserve the right to assign seats when necessary.
ROOM PREFERENCE: We offer both two queen bed rooms and single king bed rooms. Please let us know your preference and we will do our best to match you to that room.
RESERVATIONS: To be FAIR and IMPARTIAL seat assignments will be taken at the time of booking your reservation. Deposit of $100 per person. Final payment is due 60 days prior to departure.
CANCELLATIONS: Cancellations within 60 days from departure will be subject to a $100 fee per person, plus cost for tickets, meals, hotels and other non-recoverable expenses. No Risk deposits for travelers – Fully refundable up to final payment (60-days prior to departure). After final payment, cancelled within 60-day, all monies paid will stay as a credit in your account until you are able to once again travel. However, Wade Tour & Travel, acts only as an agent in arranging the various accommodations, sightseeing, restaurant and attraction reservations which are made available and therefore, assumes no responsibility for non-recoverable expenses!
BAGGAGE: One large suitcase, and one carry-on bag per person.
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